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Title: |
Social Gerontology |
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| Edited by: |
Jason L Powell |
| ISBN10-13: |
1626187452 : 9781626187450 |
| Format: |
Paperback |
| Size: |
230x155mm |
| Pages: |
50 |
| Weight: |
.130 Kg. |
| Published: |
Nova Science Publishers, Inc (US) - July 2013 |
| List Price: |
84.99 Pounds Sterling |
| Availability: |
Temporarily Out of Stock, more expected soon
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| Subjects: |
Age groups: the elderly |
| This book explores the concept of ageing and presents it in the disciplinary field entitled 'Social Gerontology'. The book examines key theories that have emerged and the problems and possibilities of such theories to understand key social issues affecting older people such as health, welfare, leisure and identity. |
| Table of Contents: |
| Introduction: What is Aging; Social Theories of Aging; Critical Perspectives in Gerontology; The Case of Gender & Aging; Biographical Approaches to Aging; Foucauldian Analysis of Social Gerontology; Conclusion; References. |
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